Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 95906

Maternity Services: Compensation

Tabled: 1 December 2025
Answered: 4 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Dr Danny Chambers

Liberal DemocratWinchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to reform the compensation formula for maternity negligence compensation.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
The rising costs of clinical negligence claims against the National Health Service in England are of great concern to the Government. Costs have more than doubled in the last 10 years and are forecast to continue rising, putting further pressure on NHS fi...

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